"Yes, Microsoft And Apple Will Have To Manufacture: The battle of the century is in IP. Who will control the intellectual property of the emerging technology environment?" Forbes 7:47 AM
"Apple vs. Google vs. Microsoft: One Platform Will Not Rule Them All" Techland 8:20 AM
"iWork Lives! Apple Hiring For Testing Of Next Generation iWork Software" AppleBitch 12:30 PM
"Don't Like Creative Cloud? There's a Petition for That" The Mac Observer 10:56 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Tackle OS X Thunderbolt firmware update woes: If you are unable to successfully install the update or are experiencing problems after doing so, here are a couple of steps you can try." MacFixIt 5:39 PM
"Disk Utility may combine custom drive setups on some Macs: The use of automatic repair routines on newer Mac Minis and iMacs may combine two separate drives into a Fusion drive. Fortunately, there's a way to get around that." CNET Reviews 3:29 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Reason 7 music production, Propellerheads' best version so far" IT.Enquirer 7:58 AM
"Security Concerns when Disposing of Hardware" eXtensions 10:04 AM
"Blurring objects you want to hide in iMovie '11" Macworld 8:20 AM
"How To Create a Bootable Mountain Lion USB Thumb Drive" MacNews Blog 7:54 AM
"Four things Apple could do to improve iPhoto right now" Macworld 8:12 AM
"MacMost Now 864: Rulers and Guides" MacMost 10:28 AM
"Mac Gems: Delineato Pro a clean, inexpensive diagram and mind-mapping app" Macworld 12:32 PM
"Mount & Unmount Drives from the Command Line in Mac OS X" OS X Daily 5:44 PM
"Use Two Dropbox Accounts on your Mac with Dropbox Encore" ResExcellence 4:30 PM
"Five overlooked OS X system tweaks" Macworld 8:23 AM
"How to disable the Finder's 'Go to Folder' option." Amsys 8:21 AM
"OS X: How to Update iStat Menus to Fix a Frozen Menu Bar Clock" The Mac Observer 8:00 AM
"Save Space On Your Hard Drive – Delete User Cache Files [OS X Tips] Cult of Mac 8:22 AM
"Easy way to open new Finder window in same folder as frontmost window" Mac OS X Hints 9:54 AM
"How To Create And Edit PDFs On Your Mac Without Renting From Adobe By The Month" Mac 360 7:55 AM
"Free: An Easy Way To Capture Whole Web Pages On A Mac And Save Them As Layered Photoshop Files" McSolo 7:57 AM
"XWord: Where Word Processing Isn't Dead. It's Merely Less Expensive With Fewer Features" NoodleMac 7:57 AM
"7 Ways To Create Photo Effects On Your Mac From A Single, Simple Photo App" Mac 360 7:57 AM
"Find, Download, Store, Manage Flickr Photos On Your Mac With Viewfinder" TeraTalks 7:57 AM
Press Releases
"Bits&Coffee has released BatchPhoto v. 3.7, a powerful all-in-one photo manipulation program for Mac and PC that lets photographers, web designers, business people, and families enhance photos quickly and efficiently. Simply select a group of photographs, and with a single operation edit, resize, convert, watermark, and rename every image in the group." Bits&Coffee 10:42 AM
"Farming Simulator 2013 Sprouts At MGS" Inside Mac Games 8:43 AM
"oneSafe, the password manager app, is now on Mac" prMac 8:17 AM
"Mementum — is a voice reminder for Mac, it allows to record voice and remind at a time which user sets. Also it allows to set a category and a text memo. It has a stylish interface and high usability level, time presets which allow to set reminder time and date very fast." Allgoritm 7:59 AM
"Tablet/Smartphone Apps Processor Revenue Increase By 83 Percent/60 Percent In 2012 – Apple Maintains Tablet Lead" MacPrices 7:58 AM
"iPhone growth lowest since 2007 launch" Mashable 8:33 AM
"Apple loses dominance with iPhone" TG Daily 8:32 AM
"Coffee with Tim Cook auction holds at $605K with a day left: Bidding for the coffee meeting with Apple's CEO has less than a day left, and appears to be holding steady at $605,000." CNET News 3:29 PM
"Routing Around Apple's Restrictions, AppCertain & Others Bring Enterprise-Level Control To Consumers In The Interest Of Child Safety" TechCrunch 2:56 PM
"Bill Gates: Steve Jobs was better at design than I was/In an emotional interview on '60 Minutes', the Microsoft chairman speaks of visiting Steve Jobs in his last days and marveling at how well he understood the concept of brand." CNET News 8:04 AM
"Bill Gates on Steve Jobs on '60 Minutes'" AllThingsD 8:08 AM
"60 Minutes Overtime: Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Charlie Rose" Fortune 8:01 AM
"Bill Gates reflects of Steve Jobs on 60 Minutes" Insanely Great Mac 8:00 AM
"Apple has lengthy waiting list for police requests to unlock iPhones" Digital Trends 8:33 AM
"New York Attorney General Asks Apple To Do Something About All Those iPhone Thefts" Business Insider 9:54 AM
"Apple, Microsoft, Google, Samsung asked to help fight cellphone thefts" Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required] 4:05 PM
"Paypal security chief wants more fingerprints, fewer passwords in future iPhones" TUAW 2:10 PM
"France weighs 'culture tax' for Apple, Google products" Reuters 8:45 AM
"France mulls 'culture tax' on devices like the iPhone" TUAW 1:02 PM
"New Quad/Graphics app gives life to printed page: Using a conference-room projector to display his iPad, the chief executive of Quad/Graphics Inc. on Monday wanted to show metro Milwaukee's civic leaders how his Sussex-based printing company has reinvented itself in the last three years." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 9:23 PM
"With Personal Data, Predictive Apps Stay a Step Ahead: Apps that proactively help people with their lives represent a significant departure from earlier approaches to software." Technology Review 8:09 AM
"T-Mobile iPhone 5 price raised to $150 from $100 down: On Monday, T-Mobile USA ended their iPhone 5 promotion and raised the iPhone 5 down payment from $100 to $150." AppleTell 2:54 PM
"Tool reveals Apple user locations: An Australian researcher has created a tool that uses Apple's location services to potentially reveal where users live." SC Magazine UK 9:43 AM
"You Probably Never Noticed This Apple Tribute In The Simpsons [Image] Cult of Mac 8:22 AM
"Boca police: Thief tells sob story to borrow woman's iPhone, then drives off/Claimed his phone was broken, needed to call his mom, victim's husband says" South Florida Sun-Sentinel 4:23 PM
"Steve & Steve Is The Trippiest Comic About Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak You'll Ever Read [Gallery] Cult of Mac 9:39 AM
"A Vintage Mac Turned Into An Exquisitely Beautiful Piece Of Modern Art" Cult of Mac 10:30 AM
Non-Apple News
"Taiwan Based Institution Sues Google over Search & Google Places" Patent Bolt 7:06 PM
"Pegatron ramps up Apple supply competition against Foxconn" ZDNet 8:12 AM
"Apple said to move from Foxconn to Pegatron" iDownload Blog 8:23 AM
"Apple to fix iPhones in store, revamp Apple Care: Plans to repair more iPhones in store rather than exchange a broken iPhone for a refurbished one" Macworld UK 8:32 AM
"AppleCare warranty reportedly to become subscription-based: What say you, EU?" ZDNet 4:03 PM
"Revamped AppleCare means changes for Genius Bar employees" TUAW 10:30 AM
"Reports, leaked components hint at late-summer arrival for iPhone 6" Macworld UK 8:41 AM
"iPhone camera evolution over the years captured by Camera+" TUAW 12:31 PM
"Apple files patent for a user interface for object animation control" AppleDailyReport 8:29 AM
"Apple files patent for controlling electronic devices based on capability descriptions" AppleDailyReport 8:29 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"LensLight For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)" Apple Sliced 7:58 AM
"I AM MT: Card Battle For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)" Apple Sliced 7:58 AM
"FlickPig For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $2.99)" Apple Sliced 7:58 AM
"Belkin Ultimate Keyboard Case for iPad: Review and giveaway" TUAW 9:26 PM
"Three Battery-Boosting Cases for iPhone 5" AllThingsD 8:20 AM
"Wireless Witch: DIY Wireless Extenders Put to the Test/Do homemade extenders—which cost pennies to make—perform well enough to be worth the trouble of making them?" PC Magazine 8:09 AM
"Review: Phonesuit's Flex Pocket Lightning Charger" TUAW 9:05 AM
"Powerocks Tarot a good tool for 'topping off' your iPhone's charge" AppleDailyReport 8:29 AM
"The Chef Sleeve Keeps Your iPad Clean In The Kitchen" Business Insider 1:02 PM
"Review: Velo 2 Messenger Bag [Video] iSource 12:33 PM
"Huge 1Password update brings lots of changes" iDownload Blog 4:05 PM
"Silk's Cool Art App Lets You Swipe the Light Fantastic" MacNewsWorld 8:21 AM
"Easily import Astrid tasks to Any.Do on Android, iOS: Worried that all your tasks will disappear if Yahoo shuts down Astrid? Now you can easily migrate them from Astrid to Any.Do." CNET 9:09 PM
"If You Buy Sports And Concert Tickets Online Then You Need The Free SeatGeek Ticket App" Mac 360 7:57 AM
"Yet Another Clever Way To Store Sensitive Data On Your iPhone (cheap and secure)" BohemianBoomer 7:57 AM
"What's The Easiest, Fastest, Least Expensive Way To Create Photo Collages On An iPhone?" Mac 360 7:57 AM
"Appidemic: Zoombies: Animales de la Muerte! for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch" AppleTell 8:33 AM
"'Murder Files' - Calling All Gumshoes For A Bloody Charming Mystery" Touch Arcade 9:39 AM
"It's Monster Crashing Time In The Latest TinyLegends Game" App Advice 4:23 PM
"Story Review: Perhaps too simple for the experienced iOS user, Story is ideal for those novices who want to share their memories and photos with others via email or Facebook." 148Apps 11:18 AM
"Review: Betaworks connects the Dots to score an iOS hit" GigaOM 2:09 PM
"Dots Review: Simple to look at and play, Dots is a rather fun game about connecting as many dots as possible within a short period of time." 148Apps 12:32 PM
"Stick Stunt Biker 2 Review: This sequel features beautiful new graphics, impressive fast bikes, and insane tracks to keep players satisfied." 148Apps 2:55 PM
"Daddy Was a Thief Review: Daddy Was a Thief is a decent and cute endless platformer, but it never really amounts to more than that." 148Apps 9:06 AM
"Hardest Game Ever 2 Review: Offering frantic twitch-based gaming, Hardest Game Ever 2 provides a sturdy challenge to those with fast reflexes and a love of mini-games." 148Apps 2:09 PM
"Go Home Dinosaurs Review: Go Home Dinosaurs brings an unexpected mixture of gameplay elements to tower defense, but they all work together beautifully." 148Apps 10:29 AM
How-To/Tutorial
"How to highlight and notate books and PDFs with iBooks for iPhone and iPad" iMore 2:08 PM
"The Complete Guide to Buying an External Display for Your Mac" Mactuts+ 8:21 AM
"How To: Enable iOS 6 Emoji, Emoticons" FairerPlatform 7:55 AM
Tips
"Backing up and restoring an iPod classic" iLounge 2:54 PM
"PadGadget's iPad Tips: What to do When an App is Too Big to Download" PadGadget 12:33 PM
"Is an iPad Pro Tablet Coming Soon?" The Motley Fool 9:26 PM
"New Facebook app for iOS divides opinion" Metro UK 9:24 PM
"Why Apple should develop Android apps: Apple's app ecosystem remains a closed-loop, Apple-only affair. But it's in the company's interest to change that." CNET Reviews 8:45 PM
"9 ideas for a radical redesign of iOS 7: Apple's mobile operating system is reportedly getting a major reboot. So we asked designers what they would change. Here is what they came up with." Fortune 8:03 AM
"Gates on Steve Jobs: 'We Grew Up Together'" PC Magazine 1:01 PM
"Just tell him I'm an asshole' --Bill Gates on Steve Jobs" Computerworld 8:41 AM
"Bill & Jobs' excellent adventure: Steve's tech looked better than mine" The Register 8:40 AM
"Who killed Steve Jobs? It was you and me, and Bill Gates." Stabley Times 7:58 AM
"DNA Dynamics, Inc. taking Number 1 PC game to iPad and Android Tablets" PRNewswire 9:42 AM
"10 new iPhone 5 accessories worth buying" Phones Review 8:57 AM
"The Classic Game Goes Digital In Dots And Boxes 2013 For iOS" App Advice 8:57 AM
"AirWatch, Enterprise Mobility Management Leader, Launches AirWatch Professional: a Simple and Cost-Effective Platform that Enables Core Mobile Device Management Capabilities for Small Businesses" Business Wire 8:44 AM
"Lincor Solutions Launches World's First Mobile Solution for Patient Engagement and Clinical Services: MEDIVista MOBILE delivers services to Apple iPad and Android devices" Business Wire 8:44 AM
"PureShot App For iPhone Is Like A Filter Free Zone For Your Photographs" App Advice 8:44 AM
"SoundCloud brings Google+ Sign-In to its Android and iOS apps" The Next Web 8:41 AM
"Groupon launches POS app to expand payments service for merchants to iPad" 9 to 5 Mac 8:43 AM
"Groupon Squares Up To Rivals With Groupon POS, An iPad App And Dashboard For On-Site, Mobile Payments" TechCrunch 8:40 AM
"Shoot Puffer Fish Out Of A Turtle's Mouth And Rescue All The Penguins In XnO For iOS" App Advice 8:37 AM
"Bottoms Up: Easily Track Your Daily Water Intake With The New Ounces App" App Advice 8:37 AM
"Heroes And Castles 3.0 Features New Characters, New Campaign, New Map And More" App Advice 8:37 AM
"Amazon releases Cloud Drive Photos app for iOS users" O'Grady's PowerPage 8:23 AM
"Amazon Targets Photo Stream with Cloud Drive Photos" The Mac Observer 8:23 AM
"Message Send Percent is a status indicator for your outgoing messages" iDownload Blog 8:23 AM
"The MUG Event Calendar for the Week of May 13: Bob 'Dr. Mac' LeVitus, Blackmagic Design, eBooks, Going Paperless and More" The MUG Center 8:21 AM
"Flipboard updates iOS app with new profile pages, SMS sharing and 'Friends' category" The Next Web 8:41 AM
"Flipboard Updates iOS App, Now Lets You Share Your Custom Magazine About Boats And Hoes With Friends" TechCrunch 8:40 AM
"Flipboard iOS app now provides more insight on your magazine" AppleTell 8:33 AM
"Flipboard Update Brings New Profile Pages, Friends Category, Image Saving" iClarified 8:20 AM
"Visualize iOS interfaces in 3D with the Spark Inspector, Available Now" prMac 8:57 AM
"Pocket Nature - A Digital Toy for iPhone and iPad" prMac 8:17 AM
"Theodolite Navigation App Announces 20%-off Sale through Memorial Day" prMac 8:17 AM
"Objective-Cologne: Early bird pricing only until the End of May" prMac 8:17 AM
"Hullabu launches a new iPad game, Dream Day: Bella Italia" prMac 8:16 AM
"iCarbs 4.0 Released - Great New Functionality Added" prMac 8:16 AM
"PlayScreen invites Alec Baldwin to test his word game skills for charity" prMac 8:16 AM
"Embark Upon A Roaring Rampage Of Revenge In Trigger City For iPhone" App Advice 8:12 AM
"ABC Adding Local Live Streaming Via iOS App" PC Magazine 9:43 AM
"Watch ABC Brings Live Content to the Web and iOS" Mashable 8:29 AM
"ABC to start live streaming content via iOS apps this week" iDownload Blog 8:23 AM
"ABC to stream network shows live to iOS devices" Insanely Great Mac 8:00 AM
"Live Streaming Coming ABC iOS App" FairerPlatform 7:56 AM
"Individual investors rush into Apple: Individual investors took advantage of Apple's recent stock slide to snap up shares of the tech giant last month, according to brokerage firm TD Ameritrade." CNNMoney 8:04 AM
"Chart of the day: Apple's shrinking diluted share count/Buying back shares will boost EPS and save Apple $1.5 billion a year in dividends." Fortune 8:03 AM
"Blue Chips Decline: The Dow industrials finished in the red, taking a pause after last week's record push." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:04 PM
"Asia Markets: Japan stocks hit multi-year highs, leading Asia" MarketWatch 9:40 AM
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks retreat from 2013 high" MarketWatch 9:41 AM
"Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks: Nasdaq's 10 most active stocks at the close of trading" Associated Press 9:11 PM
"Final Glance: Computer companies/Computer companies shares mixed at the close of trading" Associated Press 9:10 PM
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